Alexandria Restaurant Week: Del Ray Restaurants, Full Details

ALEXANDRIA, VA—A week that Alexandria foodies look forward to all summer is just days away. Alexandria Summer Restaurant Week has been set for August 18-27, and over 60 restaurants from around the city are participating.

For 10 days, restaurants will be serving up special menus. Over 50 restaurants will offer a $35 three-course dinner or dinner for two, and over 20 will have lunch specials for $10, $15 and $20 in addition.

Started by Visit Alexandria in 2009, Alexandria Summer Restaurant Week celebrates the diversity of local restaurants. Restaurants represent all areas of the city, from waterfront Old Town eateries, to 'Main Street' Del Ray favorites, to West End gems.

New participants include fresh faces on the restaurant scene: Hummingbird, Meggrolls, Myron Mixon’s Pitmaster Barbeque and Junction Bakery & Bistro. Other returning favorites are Bastille, Sonoma Cellar, Blackwall Hitch, Cheesetique, BRABO, Restaurant Eve, Vermilion and Magnolia's on King.

The full list of Del Ray restaurants participating is below:

• RT's Restaurant: 3804 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA 22305
• Bombay Curry Company: 2607 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA 22305
• Northside 10: 10 E. Glebe Road Alexandria, VA 22305
• Cheesetique: 2411 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA 22301
• Live Oak Restaurant: 1603 Commonwealth Avenue Alexandria, VA 22301
• Evening Star Cafe: 2000 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA 22301
• Del Ray Cafe: 205 E. Howell Avenue Alexandria, VA 22301
• Junction Bakery: 1508 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA 22301
• Lena's Wood-Fired Pizza and Tap: 401 E. Braddock Road Alexandria, VA 22301
• Rustico Restaurant: 827 Slaters Lane Alexandria, VA 22314

See a full list of participating restaurants and a menu book here. Reservations will be available through Open Table. An online menu book will be released in August.

In addition, a new feature of restaurant week is including other area businesses in the festivities. A number of Old Town boutiques are extending hours from Aug. 18-27 so visitors have more time to dine and shop. Find participating stores here.

Image via C. Davidson/Visit Alexandria